preemptive

See also preëmptive, and pre-emptive

English

Alternative forms

• preëmptive
• pre-emptive

Etymology

preempt +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

preemptive (comparative more preemptive, superlative most preemptive)

1. Of or relating to preemption.
2. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
3. (bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.

Derived terms

• preemptive strike
• preemptively

Translations

of or relating to preemption

so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation

in bridge, intended to intefere with an opponent's bidding

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• Arabic: وقائية (ar)
• Dutch: preventief (nl)
• German: bevorzugt (de), präemptiv (de), vorbeugend (de)
• Russian: предупреждающий (ru) (predupreždájuŝćiy), предупредительный (ru) (predupredítel'nyj),(medicine)профилактический (ru) (profilaktíćeskij),

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: преемптивно (sh)

  Roman: preemptivno (sh)

• Spanish: preventivo (es)
• Swedish: förebyggande (sv)
• Turkish: (computing) duraklatılma (tr), (business) satın almada öncelikli (tr)